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1950 'Ambassador's agreement' on USAF bases in the UK and Briti / Colman, Jonathan

Colman, Jonathan	Journal Article
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2007.

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The article explores the 1950 'Ambassador's Agreement' (named after US Ambassador Lewis Douglas) about establishing long-term US air bases in the UK. During the discussions British representatives expressed resentment of American pressure and were concerned about the expense that developing the bases for American purposes might entail. There were even fears that Washington might use the airfields to launch an atomic bomb attack on the USSR without regard to the views of the UK government. The British consented to providing the bases because they wanted to enmesh the US further in UK and Western European defence. For their part American negotiators had wanted to further US atomic strategy without delay. Although the agreement imposed no restriction on the use of the airfields, some US officials believed that in a crisis the UK government might try to prevent them being used for atomic bombing missions.

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Air bases ; Atomic Bomb ; Anglo-American Relations

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Never a dull moment: the Moscow ambassadorship of Sir Frank Roberts in the years of the Berlin and Cuban Missile Crises, 1960–1962 / Colman, Jonathan

Colman, Jonathan	Journal Article
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This analysis explores the largely unsung Moscow ambassadorship of Britain’s Frank Roberts (1960–1962). After examining his Embassy’s role in developing cultural and commercial relations, the article addresses Roberts’ involvement in the Berlin and Cuban missile crises. In the former case, he made a low-key but important contribution by influencing American policy; in the second, he provided insightful assessments of Soviet attitudes and thinking. Roberts’ ambassadorship demonstrated the continued importance of resident embassies and ambassadors, because of the lack of ministerial-level Anglo–Soviet relations and the need to interpret Soviet policy in crisis situations. The research contributes to the literature of diplomatic representation as well as of Anglo–Soviet relations during the Cold War.

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Berlin ; Moscow Ambassadorship ; Sir Frank Roberts ; Cuban Missile Crises ; 1960–1962

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